Promising new drug tames rare blood cancer in early trial

NCT ID NCT03580655

First seen Apr 25, 2026 · Last updated May 17, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study tested a drug called avapritinib in 107 people with advanced systemic mastocytosis, a rare and serious blood disorder. The drug targets a specific genetic change that drives the disease. Results showed that many participants experienced significant improvement or remission of their symptoms, though ongoing treatment is needed to maintain control.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • A.O. OO.RR. S.Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, University of Salerno

    Salerno, 84131, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, CRIMM - Centro di Ricerca ed Innovazione per le Malattie Mieloproliferative

    Florence, 50134, Italy

  • Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

    Glasgow, G12 0YN, United Kingdom

  • CHU Toulouse - Hôpital Larrey

    Toulouse, 31059, France

  • Centro Ricerche Cliniche di Verona - Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona

    Verona, 37134, Italy

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - Guy's Hospital

    London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom

  • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

  • Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades

    Paris, 75015, France

  • Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin III, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU München

    Munich, 81675, Germany

  • Mays Cancer Center

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

  • Medizinische Universität Wien, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin I, Klinische Abteilung für Hämatologie und Hämostaseologie

    Vienna, 1090, Austria

  • Odense University Hospital, Department of Haematology

    Odense, DK-5000, Denmark

  • Oslo University Hospital-Rikshospitalet, Hematology

    Oslo, 0372, Norway

  • Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • St. Michael's Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada

  • Stanford Cancer Institute

    Stanford, California, 94305, United States

  • The University of Kansas Cancer Center

    Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States

  • Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie, Hämostaseologie und Stammzelltranslplantation

    Aachen, 52074, Germany

  • University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)

    Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Zentrum für Onkologie

    Hamburg, 20246, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I - Hämatologie und Zelltherapie, lnternistische Onkologie, Hämostaseologie

    Leipzig, 04103, Germany

  • Universitätsmedizin Mannheim III. Medizinische Klinik

    Mannheim, 68167, Germany

  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Jana Mikulicza-Radeckiego we Wrocławiu, Klinice Hematologii, Nowotworów Krwi i Transplantacji Szpiku

    Wroclaw, 50-367, Poland

  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne, Klinika Hematologii i Transplantologii

    Gdansk, 80-214, Poland

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • lnstituto de Estudios de Mastocitosis de Castilla la Mancha, Hospital Virgen del Valle - Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo

    Toledo, 45071, Spain

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